Chapter 23
This wasn't the first time someone had said this to her.
Growing up, many people around me have said this.
Xia Meng thanked him as usual, but soon her attention was drawn elsewhere.
Huo Qingyu's mental picture seemed to have changed a little.
It seems that Ou Xu's purification really worked.
The two of them went ashore and walked along the tunnel back to the room where Ou Xu had lived before.
At this time, this place was already a little far away from Ou Xu.
The density of the grass on the ground also became much sparser.
As soon as Xia Meng peeked out from behind the dressing mirror, she immediately noticed that the room had obviously changed.
The overall layout has not changed much, but the layout of the entire room has become much warmer and more casual, with many more small items.
There were a few stuffed animals on the bed, various drama posters on the wall, trophies on the cabinet, and even a few framed group photos on the table.
It is indeed much more normal and looks very childlike.
Xia Meng took two steps forward and leaned over to take a closer look at the photo frames on the table. They were various group photos, including photos of the actors after the performance and family photos. Huo Qingyu's shadow could be seen in every photo.
This is Huo Qingyu's room.
It is full of traces of his childhood life.
Well, at least for now, everything seems normal.
Next, we just need to find Huo Qingyu!
Xia Meng became excited and looked at the photos again carefully.
Huo Qingyu in the photo is obviously only in his teens. He is very young, but the shadow of his later years can be seen in his eyes and eyebrows. His facial features are very beautiful and delicate. At his age, he even looks a little androgynous.
Huo Qingyu in the photo looks very cheerful.
His smile seemed to be infectious, and Xia Meng couldn't help but smile too: "This kid is really cute when he smiles."
Who would have thought that a child with such a lovely smile would later suffer such horrible psychological distortion?
Li Zhou stood beside her with his arms folded, looked at her and said nothing.
Then the two of them walked out again.
When I opened the door, I found it was locked.
Fortunately, this door lock model can be opened from the inside.
Xia Meng turned the door handle twice, and then heard the sound of the lock opening with a "click".
The two of them walked into the corridor.
You can clearly hear laughter coming from afar.
Xia Meng then walked in the direction of the sound.
When you reach the end of the corridor, the view suddenly opens up.
Looking around, there are children wearing training clothes everywhere, both boys and girls, all of them are full of energy.
There is no longer the dead feeling as before.
So magical!
Comrade Ou Xu's counseling was effective immediately.
He is indeed worthy of being a top student of Shaoxiang University!
Xia Meng grabbed a teenage boy who was running by and asked with a smile, "Hello, little one, do you know where Huo Qingyu is now?"
Unexpectedly, the moment the child saw her face clearly, his eyes widened in surprise: "Brother Qingyu! What are you talking about! Aren't you right here?"
Xia Meng choked.
She never expected that she would be possessed by someone again.
Before it was Fan Xue, now it is Huo Qingyu.
She sighed silently.
what to do?
She was actually a little used to it.
After she let the child go, she turned around and looked at Li Zhou.
Li Zhou tilted his head towards her and said, "There's a mirror over there."
There was indeed a large mirror on the wall at the corner.
Xia Meng walked over and saw that it was true.
Huo Qingyu in the mirror looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. He had not fully grown up yet and his face still looked childish, but he had already begun to possess the unique artistic temperament of a future handsome man - his eyebrows were full of melancholy, and his eyes were as deep as the starry sky, which made him look even more charming.
Xia Meng subconsciously wanted to touch this face that was carefully carved by God. Her hand was raised to her cheek when she suddenly met Li Zhou's gaze.
she:"……"
Well, someone's watching me.
She looks weird like this.
She quickly turned her hand around, raised it upwards, and smoothed her bangs as naturally as possible.
Then she turned to Li Zhou and spread her hands, saying, "That's great! Huo Qingyu is actually me. What should I do now? Where is the door?"
It is said that the door must be near the owner of the spiritual image.
She is here now, so where is the door?
It's impossible that she can just open any door and go out now, right?
Xia Meng said, "Now that we've found the person, let's go back and look for Ou Xu?"
She didn't know where the door was, but the top students from OU University must know.
Thinking of this, Xia Meng didn't delay and turned around to look for tools to unlock the door. At least she had to free Ou Xu's hands first.
Xia Meng scratched his head, wondering if he had to find a toolbox or something.
Before I could turn around, ringtones suddenly rang from all directions.
It's a bit like the school bell that was very common more than ten years ago.
The bells rang.
Xia Meng paused, and suddenly the feeling of her body being out of control came over her again.
She was slightly startled, and her body turned uncontrollably and walked in the opposite direction.
Li Zhou had been paying attention to her, and he noticed the moment her expression changed.
He subconsciously grabbed her arm, trying to stop her: "Are you okay?"
As a result, Xia Meng's body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and he was unable to stop her at all.
But he didn't dare to use force, for fear that he would hurt her.
——Even though in this mental picture, they are all manifestations of spiritual power, he does not want her to be injured or bleed.
Xia Meng felt okay at this time.
This time, my body was controlled by Huo Qingyu, which was different from the last time when it was controlled by Jiang Qiongran, and it was also different from the last time when I was dragged into the abyss.
This time, she even felt pleasure.
Yes, * the moment she heard the bell, she felt genuinely happy.
She felt that this sense of pleasure should come from Huo Qingyu.
It seems that at this age he has not yet suffered from bipolar disorder?
No, that's not right. This is still his mental picture. Even after receiving guidance from Ou Xu, this place has become peaceful, but his mental power cannot make him look younger, and the bipolar disorder he has already suffered from cannot disappear so easily.
The bipolar disorder should still be there.
However, Huo Qingyu should have recovered from his depressive episode with Ou Xu's help.
It should be in between attacks now.
The middle ground between extreme bliss and extreme sorrow.
Perhaps, he can stay in this state for a long time.
Or perhaps, he will soon enter an excited manic state again.
Xia Meng slowly raised her eyes and gave Li Zhou a firm look, telling him to stay calm.
Now that things have come to this, she can only try her best based on her own abilities.
If it really doesn't work, I can only wait for Ou Xu to come and save me.
She silently mouthed to Li Zhou: Go find Ou Xu, please.
Although she knew that he didn't like guides, there was no better way at the moment.
Perhaps only Ou Xu can control the current situation.
Li Zhou put down his hand and stood there thinking for a moment.
Indeed, that person is a guide who can establish a connection with Huo Qingyu and is most likely to resolve the current deadlock.
"I understand," he said.
Xia Meng's body was completely out of her control. She only had time to give him a look of trust before passing him by.
As the bell rang, she walked briskly to the other end of the corridor.
Li Zhou stood there and watched her walk away, then quickly turned around and returned the way they came.
…
Xia Meng walked in the corridor.
She found that the layout here had not changed much and was still the same as the previous theater.
After passing by several dance studios, we soon arrived backstage.
A middle-aged woman who looks very similar to Mrs. Gilly, with a good figure, probably also a dancer.
She was standing with her hands on her hips, speaking loudly and seriously, "Children! We're going to officially perform on stage tonight. We're doing our final rehearsal now. Don't make any mistakes when you're on stage. Stay focused and be precise with your movements. Remember?"
A group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys and girls around them responded loudly: "Remember!"
Then, the middle-aged woman looked at Xia Meng and frowned slightly.
"Qingwei, the opening dance is your solo! Why don't you go change your clothes?"
Xia Meng felt herself straighten her back quickly, and heard her own voice reply, "I know, Mom, I'll go right away!"
Xia Meng was a little surprised.
It turned out that this person was Huo Qingyu's mother.
Xia Meng walked into the locker room.
It's just a rehearsal, so there's no need to change into formal performance clothes.
"Huo Qingyu" put on a layer of gauze-like outer shirt over his training clothes.
The design of this thin shirt is very clever. It is about knee-length, with wide and fluffy sleeves, and the surface of the fabric has a texture and color like emerald green feathers.
Xia Meng looked at Huo Qingyu in the dressing mirror.
Wearing this outfit, he looked even more energetic.
Like a beautiful and lively kingfisher.
The rehearsal begins.
At the beginning, it was Huo Qingyu's solo dance.
This is a group dance performance.
The name of the dance is "The Bird Without Legs", which tells the story of a bird named Paradise, who was born without legs.
It is a legendary willful bird that does whatever it wants, indulges in joy, flies all its life, and only stops when it dies.
The moment the music started, Xia Meng felt that she had entered a flow state.
Flow is a psychological concept, also known as happiness, which refers to the state of concentration and selflessness that people show when doing certain things.
In this state, people don’t even feel the existence of time, and feel full of energy and very satisfied after the current things are completed.
At that moment, when Huo Qingyu entered the dancing state, Xia Meng had this feeling.
Kind of like when she was engrossed in writing a research report.
So she danced gracefully to the music.
The waist, arms and legs all rotate and dance into extremely graceful and flexible angles and arcs.
Every movement is a challenge to the human limbs.
It's a wonderful feeling.
Ou Xu felt socially dead, but she felt as if she had experienced a completely different life.
A brand new life for a top dancer.
The bird without feet flies freely in the wind, indulging in freedom.
During its life, it will encounter many people and things of all kinds and in all kinds of strange shapes and sizes.
It flies over mountains, over oceans, over cities and over villages.
It flies from youth to the end of life, flying towards its own freedom that is as warm and brilliant as fireworks.
During these dance segments, Xia Meng seemed to be able to feel Huo Qingyu's mood.
He loves dancing as much as a bird without feet loves flying, and this is the only thing that runs through his life.
But somehow, every time she made a flying movement, she would feel a slight pain in her heart.
The sad emotions were like needles, piercing her heart closely.
In a state of ecstasy, excitement and sadness follow each other like shadows.
Just like the brilliant and short life of the bird without feet.
——When will I die?
——The next second?
This thought popped up in Xia Meng's mind again.
But, unlike before, Xia Meng didn't feel as much pain this time.
She slightly withdrew from Huo Qingyu's emotions.
Just like a bystander.
She could feel that Huo Qingyu still had a lot of negative emotions in his heart, and he was still determined to die.
Her intuition told her that after this dance, Huo Qingyu's own life might also come to an end.
——No, Huo Qingyu’s condition has not improved.
Xia Meng realized something.
The changes in this theater did not begin to improve little by little after the counseling.
It's more like a brief flash of light.
This place is too far away from Ou Xu.
His grass hadn't spread here.
Those spiritual dark spots that could not be purified were dispersed here and gathered here.
Trying to pull Huo Qingyu into the abyss again.
Sure enough, the entire theater began to shake.
Cracks gradually appeared on the stage floor.
Debris from the ceiling continued to fall, hitting the wooden floor of the stage like rain.
Xia Meng became a little anxious.
——What should she do?
Her eyes kept scanning into the distance.
Ou Xu and Li Zhou haven't arrived yet.
But this dance is almost coming to an end.
She must stop everything here from being destroyed and stop Huo Qingyu from self-destructing before this dance ends.
Or... should she guide Huo Qingyu again?
Ou Xu's words are still fresh in my mind. The sentry directions that have not been tested for matching cannot be arbitrarily directed.
Otherwise it will be dangerous for both parties.
——But, is there any situation more dangerous than the current one?
This mental picture is about to collapse.
By then, not only she and Huo Qingyu would die, but even Ou Xu and Li Zhou would not be spared.
Xia Meng gritted her teeth.
There is no other way, we can only try our best!
She closed her eyes and quickly recalled the few words about counseling that Ou Xu had mentioned to her before.
"The method of channeling is actually very simple. There are only two common difficulties: one is to successfully open the sentinel's mental barrier, and the other is to materialize your own mental power within the other party's mental image, find those negative mental spots, and clear them away."
Now, the first point is no longer a problem.
The key is the second point.
How to materialize?
What is embodied?
Huo Qingyu was still dancing.
The dance is almost coming to an end.
Xia Meng felt the pain in her heart becoming more and more obvious and clear.
She could feel him burning himself for this last dance.
How to stop him?
The end of "Bird Without Legs" is a long rotation.
It was as if this bird without legs was circling and falling from the sky, and its life was about to come to an abrupt end the moment it hit the ground.
No time to think about it——
Xia Meng raised her hand and clenched it in the air.
The moment the mental power flowed through her palm, it quickly condensed into a beam.
Before she could see clearly what her mental power had condensed into, she had already stabbed this beam of light containing all her mental power into her chest - that is, above Huo Qingyu's heart.
Xia Meng felt the severe pain in her chest suddenly disappear.
The vibration of the entire space also stopped instantly.
The music was paused, and time was paused.
A colorless and invisible force suddenly spread out in all directions with her as the center.
At the back of the theater auditorium, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Li Zhou and Ou Xu hurried over.
However, they only had time to see that in the center of the stage, Xia Meng was pierced through the heart by something and her whole body tilted and fell down.
Ou Xu saw it from a distance and exclaimed, "Xia Meng!"
The people beside him dodged and left a trail of afterimages. The next second, Li Zhou appeared on the stage.
He raised his hand and held her shoulders, looking at her in shock.
Damn it!
He shouldn't have left her alone!
How long has he been gone?
Ten minutes?
Why could she torture herself to this point in such a short time?
His eyes swept over the "weapon" that pierced her chest, and suddenly paused.
Why does this "murder weapon"... seem a bit like mental power?
Moreover, it seems to be her own mental power?
He met her gaze again.
Xia Meng's eyes were shining and she raised her hand to point above their heads.
A beam of light that did not come from this theater was streaming down.
Her face was a little pale, but more of it was filled with a look of high spirits and pride.
She grinned and said loudly, "Look! I found the door after all!"
Li Zhou's expression was complicated: "..."
Are you willing to stab yourself just to find a door?
You are also amazing.
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